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Charles Voysey

12/2/2021

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On This Day 12 February 1941 the architect Charles Voysey died. He is recorded living at 45 Tierney Road

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941), architect and designer, was born in Hessle, near Hull, on 28 May 1857, the third child and eldest son of the six daughters and four sons of the Revd Charles Voysey (1828–1912) and his wife, Frances Maria, née Edlin.

Voysey came into contact with Richard Essex through his wallpaper company and was commissioned to design a house for him which was built 8 North Drive, Streatham , overlooking Tooting Bec Common which is called "Dixcot"- Richard's Cottage

The house is a private residence and has 11 bedrooms and 5 reception rooms
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(Sources M. S. Briggs/ Wendy Hitchmough and John Brown and Image by Harold Speed, 1905 © National Portrait Gallery)​
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